Ondas Holdings Inc. Appoints Joseph Popolo as an Independent Director, Effective March 27, 2024
April 02, 2024 at 06:35 am EDT
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On March 27, 2024, the Board of Directors of Ondas Holdings Inc. appointed Joseph Popolo as an independent director, effective March 27, 2024. Mr. Popolo, 57, serves as the CEO of Charles & Potomac Capital, LLC, a private investment firm he founded in 2014 to focus on investments in
technology, healthcare, media, energy, and real estate. From 1997 to 2019, Mr. Popolo helped transform the Freeman Company into the world's
leading live event and brand experience company. As its President for eight years and CEO for 11 years, he and his team transformed Freeman and tripled it in size to $3 billion in revenue, expanding Freeman into new services and geographic markets, while leading 7,500 employees in 25 cities on four continents. Responsible for over $1.5 billion in M&A activity over his career, in 2019, Mr. Popolo led the team that marketed and sold Freeman's Encore Event Technology subsidiary to Blackstone, creating the world's largest-venue-based audio-visual company. Currently, Mr. Popolo is Chairman of the board of Pinnacle Live, LLC and a board member of Ondas Networks, and sits on the advisory boards of the Jordan Edmiston Group Inc., Samesurf Inc., and Advisory Research Inc. Mr. Popolo graduated from Boston College with a BS in Finance and from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with an MBA in Finance and Economics, subsequently receiving a Dean's Award of Distinction from the Booth School of Business in 1997. Mr. Popolo is active with other charitable and philanthropic organizations. Mr. Popolo's experience in senior leadership positions at companies and his board experience makes him well-qualified to serve on board of directors. Information regarding any transactions between Mr. Popolo and the Company subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K are disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2024.
Ondas Holdings Inc. is a provider of private wireless data and drone solutions through its wholly owned subsidiaries Ondas Networks Inc. (Ondas Networks) and American Robotics, Inc. (American Robotics). Ondas Networks provides wireless connectivity solutions enabling mission-critical Industrial Internet applications and services. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports FullMAX, a software defined radio (SDR) platform for secure, licensed, private, wide-area broadband networks. FullMAX SDR platform is designed to enable secure and reliable industrial-grade connectivity for mission-critical applications. It offers end-to-end FullMAX network consists of connected wireless base stations, fixed and mobile edge radios. The Company offers a range of products with different options for narrowband and broadband applications. The Company also offers image processing and machine learning software solutions for rail infrastructure monitoring and inspections.